2010 Halloween was a blast for me. I love going door-to-door collecting free candy. It's a great way to spend time with your friends and get candy.
The first Halloween was celebrated by the ancient Celts who lived as long ago as 800 B.C. It was meant to celebrate the end of harvesting season and the beginning of winter when the Celts believed the spirits of the dead returned to earth. Now we celebrate this holiday by dressing up and eating candy. Isn't it weird how customs change?
My Halloween involved a lot of different events. I was dressed as the Mad Hatter for Halloween. Two other people in my group were also dressed as the Mad Hatter. We all had different versions of the costume. The cop that lived next door to my friend house, the trick-or-treat host home had on a scary mask and some kind of "weaponry" was in hands. He walked in his driveway and in front of his house slashing his "weaponry" together. SHING!SHING!
The Celts lived in what is now the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Northern France. In ancient times sacrifices were made the day before Halloween and people would dress up in animal skins and pelts. The real Halloween is said to have started in England during the eve of All Saints' Day when beggar children went door-to-door asking for "soul cakes" in exchange for their prayers for the dead. Please tell me some facts you know about Halloween and leave a comment.
Great post!
ReplyDeleteI really liked how you told how halloween started, it was interesting for me to read! How do you think that the saying 'trick-or-treat' started?
great job!
Jade
Jade,
ReplyDeleteThe answer to your question is that the Celts tried to satisfy the evil spirits. Bonfires were put out to light the way to the world of the living. The Celts would leave out food hoping to please the spirits. If there was nothing left out, the spirits would play evil "tricks" on the people living in that house. If you really want to hear something scary read this next fact. Monsters called Druids demanded human sacrifices. They would go door-to-door asking for virgin daughters. If the people in the houses did not have this a hexagram was painted on the door with blood to show the appointed spirits to cause all kinds of evil to fall on the home. And in some cases, this resulted in death.
Dominique,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your reply.
It's really quite interesting how halloween then and now has changed, also kind of freaky how 'trick-or-treat' came about. don't you think? I never really did get the point of halloween and why everything has to be so scary.
Thanks for commenting back. Keep blogging!
-jade :)